Barrel-truck.



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BARREL TnUox. APPLIUATIOH FILED JULY 14. 19GB.

Patented May 4, 1.909.

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y BARREL TRUGK. AryLloATioN FILED JULY 14. 190s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. COPELAND, FORT PAYNE, ALABAM.

BARREL-TRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent. A Application filed July 14, 1908.Serial No. 443,500.

`V.Patented May 4, '1.909.

. This invention relates todevices for transporting barrels, kegs,boxes, and similar articles from place to place, and has for one of itsobjects to simplify and improve the construction and increase theeiiiciency and utility oi' devices of this character. l

With these and other objects in view the vinvention consists in a truckstructure comprrising an axle and alaterally extending ame, a pair ofgrip elements swinging upon the truck structure and adapted to engagethe lower end of the barrel or other article to f be transported, andthe frame scarrying a rest to support the upper end of the barrel orother article, andwith meansfor locking 'the grip elements in positionupon the truck rame.

The invention further consists incertain novel features of constructionas vhereafter shown and zdescribed and pointed out in the claims, and inthe drawings illustrative ofthe preferred embodiment of the invention,Figure 1 is a front elevation of the im roved device. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation ofp the improved device. plan view. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of the improved device with the bearing wheels ,l removed.

Iiosed in position to receive The improved'device comprises an axle 10having ground wheels 11`12 mounted for rotation upon the ends and'fwitha bolster 4member 13 swinging upon the axle by a pin 14, the bolsteralso having a flange 15 bearin from the axle at the front and rear.

4xtending upwardly from the axle 10 is a framey comprising a centralmember' 16 and branching members 17-18, the outer end of the member 16being provided with a notched segment-19.

Projectin from the member 16 is a rest 20 adaptedtoear against the upperportion of a barrel indicatedat 21 when the truck is disthe barrel asereafter explained.

Pivoted at 22-23 to the bolster'lS are two ower ends.

then specifically Fig. 3 is a lever members 24e-25 extended at theirupper ends into handles 26-27 and with gripping 'aws 28-29 extendinglaterally from their i ltwill thus be obvious that by distending theyhandle ends 26,*27 of the levers the gripping members 28--29 will becompressed against the barrel or other article around which they are diso'sed, so that if the truck structure be move into position with thegrip members 28`29 inclas ing the bar-l rel 21 from opposite sides anthe handle members 26-27 be distended the barrel will be firmly grippedand when the leve'i"mem-` bers 24-25 are moved into a substantiallhorizontal osition the barrel will be lifted from theA oor with itsupper end bearing against the rest 20, the barrel then bein in theposition to be transported any required distance.

The lever members 24-25 are provided with pawl devices 30-31 engagingthe notches of the segment 19 and thus holdin the lever members 24-25 intheir adjuste position and retaining the grip upon the arrel or otherarticle, thus the same action which distende the levers by manipulating.

the handles 26-27 likewise causes t awls 30-31 to lock the levers inposition an thus retain the grip upon the barrel.

` When the barrel is to be released, the truck structure is tilted intoa vertical position which likewise disposes the barrel in a verticalposition and t en by releasing the pawls 30-31 the barrel is releasedand the truck removed.

The device issim lein construction, can be manufactured ofp any requiredmaterial and of any required size to adapt it to barrels of differentsizes, kegs, half-barrels, boxes,

.and the like.

While the drawings show the preferred embodiment of the invention, it'will be understood that the invention is not necessarily limited theretoas 'changes may be made in the construction within the scope of the apended claims without departing from t e principle of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

Whatis claimed, is

1. In a device of the class described, a truck frame supportedA u onground wheels, lever members swinging irom said frame and with gripelements extending laterally from one end, a rest extending from saidvtruck frame intermediate its ends and adapted to bear against thearticle held between said ever arms relative to said frame.

2. In a device of the class described, a truck frame comprising an axle,ground wheels carried by said axle, a supporting frame extending fromsaid axle, a rest extending from said sup orting frame, a bolster'swinging upon said ax e, lever arms swinging upon said bolster,- gripelements extending laterally from said levers, and means for lockingsaid lever arms relative to said frame.

3. In a' device of the class described, a truck frame comprising anaxle, ground wheels carried by said axle,. a supporting frame extendingfrom said axle, a 'nhs-t exrip elements, and means for locking saidtending from said supporting frame, a bolster Swinging upon said axle,lever arms swinging upon said bolster, grip elements extending laterallyfrom said levers, a notched segment carried by said frame, and springactuated pawls carried by said levers and engaging the notches of saidsegments, whereby the levers are locked in position. v

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE' H. COPELAND.

'Vitnesses:

E. E. OPENsHAW, O. L. ConNAN'r.

